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1 My Bionic Brain ® Digital Version of the BRAIN BOOK ® System “Is My Bionic Brain® Right for YOU?” (Ver 2014-03-06) By Kathy Moeller, BA, Certified Brain Injury Specialist (“KathyM”) Founder and Author of the BRAIN BOOK ® System Work Manager Founder, My Bionic Brain ® Cognitive Communication Prosthetic Copyright ©2013 Kathy Moeller All rights reserved. Duplication without the explicit written permission of the copyright owner is strictly prohibited Distribution Notice: This document is NOT public domain and may not be distributed in any form in any media, including print or electronic, and may not be included in any collections for distribution in any media UNLESS permission is obtained from copyright owner. To request permission, write to KathyM@brainbook.com 1

2 Purpose of this PowerPoint Presentation Introduce you to the My Bionic Brain ® iPad application so you can determine if it will be helpful in your life 2

3 Question: Do the notes you need sometimes feel like this? 3

4 Imagine waking up each day seeing everything you need in ONE PLACE 4

5 Does a cue like this look helpful? 5

6 Or for starting tasks for work or school… 6

7 What about at the end of the day? 7

8 All in one place All in one format 8

9 Do you need “Reference Notes” like this? 9

10 Or if you work, go to school, or plan to… 10

11 Question: Do you ever struggle with troubling feelings at home, at work or at school? 11

12 Question: What if you had ONE PLACE to look and quickly reach for strategies to deal with troubling feelings like this? 12

13 This is just one example a “Strategy Page” 13

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18 Pick and choose, based on your needs! 18

19 Digital (green) ROUTINES cards 19

20 Digital STEPS cards with optional picture cues? 20

21 Do any of the following affect your personal or work life? Question: Do any of the following challenges affect your personal, work or school life? ● Short-term Memory gaps / glitches / jumbles ● Maintaining Focus ● Dividing or Alternating Attention ● Time Management ● Time Estimation ● Time Tracking ● Getting Lost in the Details ● Managing Troubling Feelings ● Managing Distracting “Intruder thoughts” ● Losing information ● Not knowing whom to ask for help ● Feeling misunderstood and overwhelmed ● Not remembering steps for executing two- three or more-step tasks ● Miscommunication ● Uncomfortable social interaction ● Decision Making ● Problem Solving ● Judgment 21

22 Question: If so, would this tool be helpful? 22

23 Work Instructions Question: Would these tools be helpful at school or work? Work Instructions Feedback 23

24 Special Sections for Workers 24

25 Question: Would you like to speak all your Notes? 25

26 My Bionic Brain ® lets us quickly create and store Reference Notes by speaking them ● Open any My Bionic Brain ® text box ● See microphone on screen-based keyboard ● Press microphone icon to turn on microphone ● Speak ● Press microphone again to turn off microphone and move on 26

27 Ask us about visiting a live Go to Meeting Webinar to see an interactive demonstration for creating a My Bionic Brain ® STEPS Card for doing a multi-step work task 27

28 My Bionic Brain ® replicates “ordinary” cognitive function prosthetically 28

29 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? 29

30 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? Do you know how “muscle memory” serves you? 30

31 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? Do you know how “muscle memory” serves you? Do you yearn for increased self reliance? 31

32 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? Do you know how “muscle memory” serves you? Do you yearn for increased self reliance? Are you OK with the idea of using a “cognitive wheelchair”? 32

33 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? Do you know how “muscle memory” serves you? Do you yearn for increased self reliance? Are you OK with the idea of using a “cognitive wheelchair”? Are you willing to ask for help when you need it? 33

34 My Bionic Brain® may be right for you Do you learn by doing? Do you know how “muscle memory” serves you? Do you yearn for increased self reliance? Are you OK with the idea of using a “cognitive wheelchair”? Are you willing to ask for help when you need it? Do you like the idea of working with your peers? 34

35 Outsmarting so-called disabling conditions, like memory and organizational challenges doesn ’ t mean getting the monkey off one ’ s back...but re-directing it 35

36 What do you think? 36

37 Next Steps… Talk to us or your Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, or other helping professional about: ► Your needs ► Your goals ► Your commitment

38 Dark Ages no more… When faced with the challenging cognitive inconveniences brain injury presents, regaining function is no longer a mystery… “It’s time to celebrate the fact that we’ve started to crack the code… it’s all about having smart prosthetic cognition.” Kathy Moeller Spring 1998

39 Thank you for your time. Call me. We’re here to help! E-mail: KathyM@MyBionicBrain.comKathyM@MyBionicBrain.com Website: www.CognitiveHarmonics.comwww.CognitiveHarmonics.com Cell: 541.772.3465 To see “Ask Kathy M” Advice Column Sponsored by the University of Missouri: ttp://dps.missouri.edu/resources/Ask_Kathy/kathy/kathy.html ttp://dps.missouri.edu/resources/Ask_Kathy/kathy/kathy.html 39


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